LTC 243-2025 Monthly Marine Patrol Update - May 2025243-2025
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE O F THE CIT Y M ANAGER
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager 12uc Co,~
June 13 , 2025
Monthly Marine Patrol Update -May 2025
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to provide a monthly update on the efforts by the
Administration to maintain public safety on City of Miami Beach waterways.
The Miami Beach Police Department's Marine Patrol Unit consists of one (1) sergeant and six (6) officers
who have split shift hours and weekends to allow for seven-day coverage of City waterways. The unit's fleet
currently consists of two (2) 32-foot Contenders , one (1) 25-foot SAFE Boat , one (1) 21-foot Contender, two
(2) 25-foot Contender Bay Boats , and one (1) 18-foot Whaler .
The Marine Patrol Unit has also assigned an officer to be a full-time Derel ict Vessel Investigator whose duties
include invest igating all the anchored vessels daily , weekly , and monthly. The anchored vessels are
inspected for registration , proof of ownership , marine sanitat ion dev ice , anchor light at night, propulsion test ,
hull integrity, and illegal moorings attached to the vessels .
The Palm and Hib iscus Islands are located within one of the most patrolled areas of the city. Every weekend ,
Marine Patrol officers are stationed at Monument Island in the direct vicin ity of the Palm and Hibiscus Islands
as shown by Marine Patrol 's enforcement activ ity below . The green circles ind icate each enforcement action
taken by Marine Patrol. In May , Marine Patrol Officers made one (1) arrest for loud music around Monument
Island and issued 51 citat ions in the area bringing the total to 287 throughout 2025 . See below the citation
enforcement for May .
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The follow in g are reported activ iti es ca rr ied out by the Marine Patro l Un it from May 1 to May 3 1, 2025 as
compared to t he sa me period in 2024 as well as year to date :
May 2025 May 2024 Jan-YTD 2025
Arrests 4 8 33
Boating Citations 158 130 892
Livery Violations 3 3 33
Speeding Citati ons (Manatees) 47 44 23 7
Miscellaneo us Viola tions 60 45 36 1
Educa tion 2 1 18 99
Safe ty 27 20 154
Jet Ski Speeding Citations 33 0 78
Vessel Tows 2 6 11
Derelict Vessels
Tows -Derelict 3 0 7
Ci ted -De relict 4 1 22
Cited -A t Risk 1 0 6
Remo ved by Owner 0 0 5
Checks 4 13 48
Ma rin e Sa nita tion Device 4 3 15
Propulsion 4 0 16
Na viga tiona l Ligh ting 5 1 26
Outside Agency Assists 0 NI A 0